Hyphenation of relinquish

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word relinquish? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

re-lin-quish

Definitions of relinquish:

1.	Part with a possession or right I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest Resign a claim to the throne
2.	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to We are dispensing with formalities Relinquish the old ideas
3.	Turn away from Give up I am foreswearing women forever
4.	Release, as from one's grip Let go of the door handle
5.	Please! Relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall

Synonyms of relinquish:

verb	release, resign, free, give up, pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
verb	surrender, yield
verb	waive, forgo, foreswear, dispense with
verb	foreswear, renounce, quit, abandon, give up
verb	let go of, let go, release

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.